Tournament Preview: 2026 Adult Provincial Championships- Part 1

Fraser Valley Soccer League:  

Men's Provincial A-Cup 

Ares AFA, under the leadership of BC Soccer’s 2025 coach of the year Farivar Torabi, have won their second successive FVSL Premier Division title, with top scorers Lowell Wright and Joel Badger contributing 40 (21 and 19 respectively) of the team’s 83 goals over the course of the season. Lucas Friend of Vancouver FC’s U19 team ranked third in the scoring charts with 18 goals, demonstrating the value of the development pathway across BC. 

Keith Millar Men's Provincial B Cup  

Last year’s Provincial B-Cup semi-finalists We’R United are back as the FVSL Championship Pool B Champions. Chilliwack and Langley both qualified from Pool B, boasting impressive points tallies of 45 and 41 respectively.     

Deryl Hughes Men's Masters A-Cup 

These are all the top 3 teams from the Masters A division, with Ridge Meadows the regular season champions. Langley and Tzeachten met in the Cup Final, with Langley coming out victorious. 

Men's Masters B-Cup 

The top 4 teams in the Masters B division. Langley won the league on goal difference after drawing 0-0 with Ridge Meadows on the second to last match day. Even the golden boot race was shared between the two, with John Hallam of Ridge Meadows and Miguel Mendoza Reyes of Langley both netting 22 goals for their teams. 

Men's Over-45's Cup

The two top teams in the FVSL Masters Third division. Langley went undefeated while conceding just 10 goals in 18 games, leading the league in both the golden boot race and clean sheets.

Vancouver Island Soccer League 

Men's Provincial A-Cup                         

Vic West won their third straight title this year, going undefeated and leading the league by a commanding 18 points. League leading scorers Salem Almardy (25) and Ian Whibley (20) combined for nearly half of the team’s impressive 93 goals in 17 games. 

Vic West completed the double on March 14 in the Sir John Jackson Cup Final over the also qualified Lakehill Victorian Painters.

Keith Millar Men's Provincial B Cup  

Campbell River Golden Wings qualified as division 3 champions despite having to travel over 250 km for most of their away games as most of the teams in the division are in Victoria. Their home form is a force to be reckoned with, losing only one home match all season. 

Daryl Hughes Men's Masters A-Cup 

Cowichan 49ers have won their 4th straight VISL Masters A title by a commanding margin of 17 points. The team boasts a rock solid defense, letting in only 9 goals, with GK Darian Achurch leading the league with 8 shutouts in 18 games. The team completed the double, beating fellow Provincial Cup qualified Vic West 2-0 in a final streamed on Chek TV.  

Last year’s winners of the Masters B Cup Nanaimo United are competing in the masters A Cup this year after a solid first year promoted into the top tier of Masters play on Vancouver Island. The team has the league’s leading scorer in Daragh Fitzgerald.

Men's Masters B-Cup 

Vic West Casuals qualified for Provincials as winners of the Masters B division.  

Men's Over-45's Cup

Vancouver Metro Soccer League 

Men's Provincial A-Cup 

BB5 have won their 5th straight VMSL Premier Division title, cementing their dynasty. Last year’s finalists were upset in the 2025 final by Port Moody. Croatia SC were crowned Imperial Cup Champions on march 28th with a victory over BB5 United. 

Keith Millar Men's Provincial B Cup  

Meraloma FC, FC Serbia United, and Port Moody SC qualified as champions of the three Division 2 pools. Meralomas boasted the highest points tally across the division, and The BCT Hurricane Tigers have qualified as the cup finalist after winning a thrilling semi-final on penalties.

Daryl Hughes Men's Masters A-Cup 

Last year’s finalists PM Rangers (champions) and SFC Pegasus are both back in this year’s edition. FC Sumy won the league title, with top scorers Matlash Vladyslav (17) and Ivan Danyliuk (13) combining for nearly a third of the team’s goals on route to the first title since the team was promoted in 2024. The cup final was contested by Westside and ICSF on March 28th. Westside was been on a remarkable cup run, defeating last year’s provincial cup champions Port Moody as well as this year’s league champions Sumy on route to the final where they ultimately, fell to ICSF Columbus. 

Men's Masters B-Cup  

NVFC Norvan went undefeated on route to the O-35 Division 1 title, fielding the top scorer Matthew Alvarez (22 goals) and the joint top goalkeeper Grant McKenzie (8 shutouts, tied with Vancouver Harps Brad Bodenheimer).  

Men's Over-45's Cup

ICSF are the division champions with Croatia, last year’s Provincial Cup winners, in second place. Both teams squared off in the VMSL Masters B-Cup Final with Croatia walking away with the win.

Richmond Adult Soccer Association 

The RASA representatives in the Open and Masters B Cup have a distinctly Kiwi-Flavour this year. The Richmond All Blacks qualified with a perfect record, 17 wins from 17 games, while the Old Blacks lost only one match all season.  

Keith Millar Men's Provincial B Cup  

Men's Masters B-Cup 

Full brackets can be found under BC Soccer's competitions. Follow along to see the journey teams take to the Adult Provincial Championships held on May 2nd at Newton Athletic Park.